Find the Least Expensive Gas Prices Near YOU!

[mugaliens]

I'm not touting just one source - I'm sure there are many others, and that's what this thread is for - for each of us to share our own sources and post them here, so that between them all, each of us may find a source that best suits each of us, in the spirit of both capitalism (competition helps reduce prices) while helping all of us save for little Johnny's college education.

Here's my entry: GasBuddy (http://www.gasbuddy.com/) Yes, it's free - no charge to use, it's not paid for by any gas company, and all prices are submitted by users and verified by other users/mods.

You can view, within your local area, all sorts of gas price averages, trends, via dates, weeks, months, states, and countries.

For example, near where my parents live, within the last 36 hrs, regular ranged from $3.84 at Costco (w/ membership) to $3.99 at Phillips 66 at 4075 Austin Bluffs Pkwy and Academy. Meanwhile, the cheapest diesel was $4.64 at King Soopers (N Union and Briargate).

From the website:
"GasBuddy.com can help you find cheap gas prices in your city. It is a network of more than 181+ gas price information websites that help you find low gasoline prices. All web sites are operated by GasBuddy and has the most comprehensive listings of gas prices anywhere."

PS: It'll even let you become a "gas price spotter," which simply means that after your fill-up, simply enter the price per gallon you paid for that grade at that filling station.

[Jay200MPH]

That's a great site. Do you know of something like it for Germany?

- J

[dhd40]

That's a great site. Do you know of something like it for Germany?

- J

I really don´t need this in my area. There are about 12 gas stations within a 20 km distance from where I live. If I read the fuel price of the closest one I can tell you exactly the fuel price of the other 11 gas stations. They adjust within minutes to eachother. No joke! I checked it! And they sometimes change prices within half an hour.
That´s my understanding of RELATIVITY! :think: Oh, is it SR or GR? I would say it´s VERY SPECIAL :(

[JustAFriend]

I took a big family vacation up the Eastern seacoast in June, from Florida to Baltimore and then across the midwest and back down again using Gasbuddy to find the best fuel rates that I could find along the way.

Didn't always help, but I was able to keep aware of the best choices during the trip and make from reasonably intelligent decisions (like getting every ounce I could in South Carolina... the rates were the cheapest there.)

Really helps when you're planning on buying a couple of hundred gallons on a vacation (it was a 4,000 mile trip overall.)

[Kaptain K]

1) The station where I buy gas is always close to the lowest price (Gas buddy says it's one penny more than the cheapest and that's good enough for me).
2) Back in the 70s when gas was under $.50 trying to save a penny or two a gallon made sense. At $4 a gallon, you'll waste more searching than you'll save!

[NEOWatcher]

For example, near where my parents live, within the last 36 hrs, regular ranged from $3.84 at Costco (w/ membership) to $3.99 at Phillips 66 at 4075 Austin Bluffs Pkwy and Academy.
Not exactly an apples to apples comparison is it?

I've checked those out before, but, I have seen a general trend where various gas stations prices are generally comparable no matter what the prices are. And; when they do go a bit out of the norm, it's only because one or the other has a day or so lag.

Tie that to the way the prices jump so quickly, and the information may be obsolete within hours.

You're also at the mercy of who reports. For example, right now there are only 3 gas stations near my home being reported. That sample would create a radius that would include another 6.

But; that just means it doesn't help me. I think it's great for somebody in a new area, because they aren't familiar with local trends.

[mfumbesi]

Locally our fuel prices are state regulated, meaning everybody sells fuel at the same price in a region. The regions are divided to coastal, inland and "hellishly expensive" arrears. Coastal prices are the cheapest (closer to the refinery, transportation cost, yada yada).